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#EAA162

#eaa162 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaa162 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.14% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.2% magenta, 58.12% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 27.79°, with 76.4% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.4386

Complementary

  1. #eaa162
  2. #62abea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa162
  2. #62eae5
  3. #6267ea

Analogous

  1. #ea6267
  2. #eaa162
  3. #eae562

Triadic

  1. #eaa162
  2. #62eaa1
  3. #a162ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa162
  2. #abea62
  3. #62abea
  4. #a162ea

Square

  1. #eaa162
  2. #67ea62
  3. #62abea
  4. #e562ea

Monochromatic

  1. #9e5415
  2. #e1791f
  3. #eaa162
  4. #f3c9a5
  5. #fcf2e9

Shades

#eaa162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa162
  2. #d39158
  3. #bb814e
  4. #a47145
  5. #8c613b
  6. #755131
  7. #5e4027
  8. #46301d
  9. #2f2014
  10. #17100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa162
  2. #ecaa72
  3. #eeb481
  4. #f0bd91
  5. #f2c7a1
  6. #f5d0b1
  7. #f7d9c0
  8. #f9e3d0
  9. #fbece0
  10. #fdf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa162
  2. #df9e65
  3. #d59a68
  4. #ca976b
  5. #c0946e
  6. #b59171
  7. #aa8d74
  8. #a08a77
  9. #95877a
  10. #8b837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caab98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a75c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b763 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd9192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea55f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7af62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f69881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa162 {
  color: #eaa162;
}
Background
.bg-eaa162 {
  background-color: #eaa162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa162 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 161 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 76% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa162, #eae562);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 161 98 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.90 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.51 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.08 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.43 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.40 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.48 #155e9d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#eaa162  rgb(234, 161, 98)  hsl(28, 76%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#62abea  rgb(98, 171, 234)  hsl(208, 76%, 65%)  Iceberg
#62eaa1  rgb(98, 234, 161)  hsl(148, 76%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#a162ea  rgb(161, 98, 234)  hsl(268, 76%, 65%)  Amethyst